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Start Over Object class Main garments for the upper body Collection place Great Plains, North America
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Jacket, accession number 2-18810, described as Buckskin back. Beaded; brass bells; human hair fringe; painted. NOTE: DO NOT HANDLE. VERY FRAGILE. NOT TO LOAN.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-4835, described as Buckskin; fringed with human scalps with beads and quilling at base; blue/yellow paint; red wool flaps front and back with bands of blue/white beading, also on shoulders and sleeves.
Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-5209, described as Buckskin, yellow stained; painted symbolic designs; fringed. Meaning of symbolic designs (an individual warrior's dream and prayer): the "Thunder-bird" and heralding swallows fly at the front facing the enemy; lightening darts from the arms; the turtle protects the wearer's back.
Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-50133, described as Yellow-dyed buckskin shirt; pendants of beaded skin and horsehair; triangular flaps decorated with beads and brass buttons.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-59149, described as Buckskin; strips of multi-colored glass "seed" beads with blue background; dark blue and white bead "thunderbird" central motif front and back; scalplocks held with yarn (some detached).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-18813, described as Buckskin; thread sewn; neck edged with red; rear and front neck pieces beaded in lazy stitch with thread; shoulder/sleave strips beaded separately on canvas in overlay stitch; multi-color beads; 1 ermine pendant. Original entry: "Multi-color beaded buckskin jacket." 2-18814/5 belong to same unit.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-45414a, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-34270, described as Buckskin. Stained yellow with ochre; black/white beaded strip over each shoulder; red, green, white beaded strips down each arm; skin charm bag attached to neck flap.
Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-7142, described as Made of buckskin painted green and yellow; yellow buckskin fringes with scalps and dyed horsehair; multicolor geometric beading on neck, shoulders and sleeves.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shirt and pants, accession number 2-45414a,b, described as (a) shirt; painted buckskin with self fringe and purple feathers. Machine stitched; arm and back fringes with purple feathers. Neck closure a single plastic (?) button. Green, red, and yellow paint depicting floral design in front; strawberries, geometric design on yoke; 2 male Indians and a buffalo on back. Holes patched. (b) Pants: Painted buckskin, polished cotton pants. Self fringed buckskin leggins sewn to beige polished cotton women's pants... (continued in Object comments).

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